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Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?
Nature & Environment

Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?

...type of algae that has been eaten for centuries, but only 35 countries commercially harvest it today. Spirulina cyanobacteria is already eaten as a food supplement and several companies are trying to turn other forms of algae into a human food source. Farming these organisms in the right way could even help counter some of the effects of climate change on the rest of the...
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Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA
Science, Maths & Technology

Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA

...type of data is therefore becoming increasingly important. It allows scientists to fully make use of the information available, and allows them to compare and analyse data generated from different sources. It can be used to find new links between genes and disease that may be responsible for diseases such as cancer. Armed with this information we can work towards the...
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How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences
Society, Politics & Law

How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences

...types of issues FROs experience on a regular basis further contextualises the impact these cases can have on a FRO. Given that RASSO cases are often allocated to the same officers, having channels to communicate regularly is important to recognise the cumulative effect of trauma on officers at an earlier stage. Officers utilised their own informal peer support networks as...
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Targeted genome editing: Introducing the CRISPR/Cas9 system
Science, Maths & Technology

Targeted genome editing: Introducing the CRISPR/Cas9 system

...type of molecule to DNA and also has a sequence. It is this guide RNA that binds the DNA. RNA will bind DNA very efficiently only if the RNA sequence and the DNA sequence are matching. If not, they will not bind or will bind very poorly. This means the guide RNA can be designed to bind a specific DNA sequence. RNA binds DNA more accurately than the endonuclease binds DNA,...
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CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help

...types of evidence, such as a confession and forensic evidence, as being independent of one another. DNA analysis is often considered as ‘strong’ evidence by jurors. Shutterstock But if contextual information such as a confession aids the interpretation of forensic evidence, jurors may incorrectly think that each piece of evidence independently supports the other when...
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...type of people are they? In the box below, write a sentence or paragraph that aims to capture your view of what a leader is. Discussion You could have approached this in different ways. Did you focus on the personal skills and qualities required by a leader, or consider the process or tasks of leadership? These perspectives reflect the different ways that researchers have...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...type of dinosaur. They often repeat the same activity, ranging from constantly rocking backwards and forwards or flicking the fingers, to always eating the same foods, or repeatedly watching the same video. These traits are collectively known as Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours and Interests (RRBIs). Finally, most autistic people also have unusual sensory responses,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...types of stakeholder will emerge. In the field of software development, for example, there are two vital ‘players in the game’. Table 2 Additional stakeholders in a software development project STAKEHOLDER DESCRIPTION End users The people who will ultimately operate (or make use of) the product. If the product does not help the users do their work, it will not be...
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Level 3: Advanced 35 hrs